Rejecting Medicaid expansion is right for Tennessee

The June 10 article, "Politics complicates TennCare discussion," overlooks one important point: The RAND study relies on the assumption that only states can fund health-care programs. Expansion is only cheaper if states refuse to allow private insurance companies to operate.

By choosing not to expand Medicaid, states have the option to open up their health-care marketplaces to private insurers. Competition lowers prices, and doctors are more likely to accept non-Medicaid patients anyway. Rejecting Medicaid expansion is the right thing to do.

We have the chance to empower the disadvantaged by offering them access to quality health care at prices that will actually be affordable. Tennesseans have the chance to deliver on that promise by working together to find the best unique solution for this state.

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Rejecting Medicaid expansion is right for Tennessee

The June 10 article, 'Politics complicates TennCare discussion,' overlooks one important point: The RAND study relies on the assumption that only states can fund health-care programs.